Ooof. As of this morning, 300k more Republican ballots returned than Democrat (FLORIDA)

[Roland99]

FL is gonna pivot on NPA (No Party Affiliation) voters

But, more vote-by-mail ballots are outstanding for Dems than Reps

Ugh....22 years of GOP control of FL is tooo much. Another 4 years is gonna be devastating. Esp with moRon DeFascist


https://countyballotfiles.floridados.gov/VoteByMailEarlyVotingReports/PublicStats

[HiltonHeadDem]

1. Florida is a loss cause for many years to come

Voters voting against their own social security and medicare.

[SoCalDavidS]

23. Yes, And TX Too. nt

[Claustrum]

2. Watch Morning Joe this morning

and he was saying that DeSantis could be winning by 20 points, which is record breaking for Florida. I think democrats lost a lot of grounds in Florida and we have to figure out why. These questions can't just be asked around election time. Something has to be done during the off-election time and build it from there.

But anyways, I hope they are wrong and we will do better than expected.

[scarletlib]

26. DeSantis has done a great job suppressing the Black vote and voter registration etc, etc etc.

So not surprised.

[Claustrum]

27. Not saying what you said isn't contributing factors.

But we still have to figure out why the border towns in TX that turned red in 2020 or Latinos going 15% to 25% to 30+% (if it happens that way in FL as some talking heads said) toward republican.

PS, I am not saying they are that way. But if the election result indeed comes out that way, we do have to figure out where we went wrong.

[onetexan]

32. been that way since the Bush years, both Bushes

I think there's more chance of turning TX blue rather than FL.

[ITAL]

34. Obama won Florida twice

And never got close in Texas. Clinton won Florida once.

So I wouldn't say it's been that way since both Bushes, since texas hasn't gone for a Democrat since Jimmy Carter.

[onetexan]

39. good point! But the problems started during the Bush years.

Sorry dont have time to go into detail but GOP voter suppression/obstruction has been going on in FL for many years.

[Kittycatkat]

3. If you live in Florida, please vote!

[Roland99]

4. Already did. And my wife (who's no party affiliated)

[Kittycatkat]

9. Thank you both! I'm still seeing a beautiful Blue Florida in my minds-eye.

If all the registered Dems in Florida get out and vote today, we got this. I am keeping the faith. Vote.Vote.Vote.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

14. Registered gop now outnumber Dems in Florida

They gained the lead in 2020 or 2021. Registered Dems have dropped every year since 2020. NPA's will decide Florida.

[Kittycatkat]

16. Jeez. Scary. Florida Dems, please.please.please. vote anyway.

I thank you in advance!

[DestinyIsles]

5. how does this compare to 2020

i seem to remember republicans winning the early vote also

[Roland99]

7. 2020 archived

No Party
STATE TOTAL As Of Republican Democrat Other Affiliation TOTAL
Vote‐by‐Mail Provided (Not Yet Returned) 11/18/2020 363,816 492,803 16,692 268,794 1,142,105
Voted Vote‐by‐Mail 11/18/2020 1,506,223 2,189,710 66,345 1,093,399 4,855,677
Voted Early 11/3/2020 1,959,875 1,401,451 63,442 907,453 4,332,221

https://fldoswebumbracoprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/703948/gen-2020.pdf

[Lovie777]

6. Didn't the last election there were a delay in Democratic mail in ballot?.....

[DFW]

8. In four years

The Republican Cuban base in Miami will be under water.

[newdayneeded]

10. that's only .8 of an inch increase by then.

[JohnSJ]

15. perhaps literally with the policies of the republicans on climate change

[SoBlueInFL]

36. ...but with a rising Venezuelan population that leans heavily Republican.

[moniss]

11. I generally dislike

that state almost as much as I do Texas. Medicare fraud, pill mills and scamming seniors of their money are more or less accepted activities in that hellhole state. Look at their support of Rick Scott. There is a reason that scum like Limbaugh, the Orange Ruski etc. entrenched themselves there.

[SoCalDavidS]

24. Shithole State Extraordinaire! nt

[barbtries]

12. I'm sorry.

bad enough here in NC, FL seems to be a goner.

[lpbk2713]

13. But many (R)s are pissed with their party.

Chump in particular.

[JohnSJ]

17. Not so sure about that. Polls indicate 70%+ of republicans support the policies of trump

[Roland99]

19. It's gonna take a generation or two to weed out the racist/white supremacists

[JohnSJ]

22. Only if the country survives as a democracy, and I have serious concerns about that

[SoBlueInFL]

37. In some areas. In the panhandle, the young ones are clones of their parents/grandparents. r/o

They are just as racist/homophobic as their elders.

[rso]

18. Florida

I live in a very blue County in Florida, but we’re surrounded by magats. I don’t have much hope for the State, but at least we don’t need Florida to win National Elections or even Congress.

[anotherOKIE]

20. How is that known?

It has always been my understanding that the ballots are not reported until after the polls close. So, I am wondering how the tally can be known before the polls close and Then the results released. Am I wrong on this? Is the post just about how many mail-in ballots have been returned and if so, why and how are the results of who sent those in known and reported?

[uponit7771]

25. +1,

[Srkdqltr]

30. That would be my question: on mail in how do they know dem or repub.?

[grantcart]

31. Election offices update who has voted (in person or by mail) daily

Registration shows party affiliation if any.

News organizations and political parties have staff that update it daily.

This is how the local party knows who to call to help get them to the polls.

They don't know how they voted, just who voted.

It's also a good reason to mail in your ballot as early as possible, it reduces the work for the GOTV teams

[Roland99]

33. It's ballots returned, by party. It's in the link in the OP

[Freethinker65]

21. Wealthy older fine with living in a bubble reliable fearful of everything voters.

No need for recreation besides local golf courses. No need for education, their kids and grandchildren live in different states. No need for diverse culture, they have means to travel and enjoy Broadway touring shows just fine.

[nycbos]

28. We need to get it through our heads.

FL is a lost cause.

[BannonsLiver]

29. Florida is a right wing state that is moving still more to the right.

I’m not sure why anyone would be surprised at this.

[mcar]

35. It's depressing

What does it take to get young people to vote in this state?

[bottomofthehill]

38. Hate so be the Donnie Downer

But it probably won’t change until the republicans take away social security.

[Justice matters.]

40. Who knows who the registered Rs voted for?

I hope the elders "heard" the president's reading of the fascist party's plan to "sunset" SS and Medicare every five years.

Why would THEY vote for that??? Let's wait and see.